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Saniya Rivers

Guard · 6′1″ 159 lb · Born 2003-03-04 in Wilmington, NC · High school: Ashley · College: South Carolina 2021-22, NC State 2022-23 to 2024-25 · 2025 WNBA draft, round 1, pick 8 by Connecticut Sun

Seasons

6 (4 College · 2 WNBA)

Teams

3 (2 College · 1 WNBA)

Championships

NCAA 2021-22

NCAA tournaments

4 (1 Final Four)

NCAA College career game logs →

4 × 10 min, 30-second clock, arc 22 ft 1¾ in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Season	Team	Cl	G	GS	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%
2021-22	South Carolina	Fr	27	0	12.8	61	2.3	1.6	1.4	0.5	0.5	1.0	.245	.032	.500	.279
2022-23	NC State	So	31	12	27.8	267	8.6	5.2	2.9	1.8	1.0	2.3	.439	.215	.625	.492
2023-24	NC State	Jr	35	35	34.9	436	12.5	6.1	3.7	2.1	0.9	2.6	.382	.260	.735	.469
2024-25	NC State	Sr	35	35	34.1	415	11.9	6.6	3.8	1.6	1.3	1.9	.419	.272	.674	.476
Total	4 seasons		128	82	28.3	1,179	9.2	5.1	3.1	1.6	1.0	2.0	.395	.229	.679	.460

NCAA tournament

Season	Team	Cl	G	GS	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%
2021-22	South Carolina	Fr	3	0	9.8	4	1.3	0.3	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.3	.125	.000	.500	.202
2022-23	NC State	So	1	1	38.6	7	7.0	11.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	.286	.000	.750	.393
2023-24	NC State	Jr	5	5	36.3	65	13.0	5.4	2.2	1.4	1.2	2.4	.323	.333	.692	.420
2024-25	NC State	Sr	3	3	35.7	41	13.7	8.7	6.0	2.0	1.3	1.3	.439	.200	.750	.478
Total	4 seasons		12	9	29.7	117	9.8	5.4	3.2	1.3	1.0	1.8	.347	.226	.684	.421

WNBA WNBA career game logs →

4 × 10 min, 24-second clock, arc 22 ft 1¾ in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Season	Team	G	GS	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%
2025	Sun	42	25	26.2	371	8.8	2.8	2.7	1.5	0.9	1.5	.407	.341	.746	.492
2026	Sun	36	16	22.7	255	7.1	2.4	3.2	1.1	0.6	1.4	.350	.181	.592	.399
Total	2 seasons	78	41	24.6	626	8.0	2.6	2.9	1.3	0.8	1.4	.381	.283	.662	.449

WNBA advanced measures (as published by WNBA Stats)

Season	Team	G	USG%	TS%	eFG%	ORtg	DRtg	Net	AST%	REB%	Pace	PIE
2026	Sun	36	.188	.402	.372	97.7	112.2	-14.5	.228	.052	98.06	.063

Ratings and usage need possession counts on the floor, so they are shown as WNBA Stats publishes them rather than computed here.

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Saniya Rivers

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